The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-10-13
STATE NEWS.

al are preparing large zelda The prospects look
70 q large crop of vegetables for shipment when
the time comes.
--Ordsndo Sentinel Up to yesterday, Collec-
and county licenses There are yet over three
hundred houses doing business in the county
that have not yet taken out any licenses. The
Law requires that all licenses shall be issued on
or before the Isl day of October.
Lake City Reporter: Cotton is very discour-
aging TO farmers, and they are ready to take up
any crop promising better profit. Columbia
county Is every year increasing in prosperity end
progress Her farmers are becoming more and
more independent and nearly everybody are en-
joying health and q good living. Cause: No
credit
-Orange City Times: Every citizen should
take an especial pride in giving their hearty sup
port to have this branch of the State Immigra-
lion Society among the most influential in the
State. >. The college opened this week with
about rs students in attendance A number
have already entered from abroad and are board
ing with Rev. Mr.. Stoney at the Dormitory
More are to come during the next week orso.
-Dayiona Halifax Journal w. w. Carter
Il rapidly pushing the completion of the new
printing house. photograph gallery and resi-
deDce on Volusia avenue, near Chas. Z. Jack
soma This Office will be moved into as soon as
possible. AT Port Orange Bsllough Bros. s.
Mansfield drilled well through cypress log at
least - inches 10 diameter at As feet AT 60,
another large one was cut through, large frag-
msnts Of both being brought to the surface.
-Crawfordville Wakuua Times !: Hon. e. c.
Crawford and family came down from the Cap
ital City on Tuesday last, and are now pleas
antly domiciled in the Moring house on Ock-
lockouee street. Mr. NJ N. Braswell. who
WAS elected member of the School Board, has
entered upon the duties of his Office. Of. AT the
Last meeting of the County Commissioners war
fipY tn e20 u,ar ci,od0
o. bear and wildcat scalps. :. The drag seine
fisheries on our Gulf coast will soon be in ope-
ration.
Barlow Adcance Otvrier Most of our peo-
pie who have been away, have returned in an
exhausted condition, worn out by the heat of a
Northern summer, and declare their intention
Of spending all future summers in Barlow, doing
their Northern travelling in the autumn. :. The
friends Of DR.. Chambers who spent last winter
here, will be glad to hear that he intends to re-
turn soon. The Doctor has seven thoroughbred
English hounds which he intends to bring with
him. These hounds are of fine breed and very
expensive, costing one hundred and seventy five
dollars pair.
-Sumterville Times: The Board of County
Commissioners on Monday purchased the resi-
dence OF Capt G.. F. Adams, located one hun
dred md fifty yards northeast OF court house
square, to which lot the Jail is TO be moved
within the next go days The residence con-
tains about eight rooms and is TO be occupied
by Sheriff Chapman and family. Five hundred
hundred dollars is the amount it will cost to
move the Jail. Thus, for 81 900 the county will
have . half acre lot with a comfortable resi-
dence and the Jail upon it, within short dis
lance Of the business portion of the town. Our
excellent Board acted wisely in the matter
Madison Recorder: His Honor, Judge j. F.
White, Attorneys Stewart, of Jasper, Stripping
and Kimbrew of the local bar left on Monday
morning last for Perry at which place Circuit
Court for Taylor convened on Tuesday morning
last. I'VE regret to learn that Mr.. Perry Smith
Of this county suffered fracture ofthe thigh by
being thrown from wagon during a runaway
last week. County Judge Witherspoon, we
are pleased TO say, is improving from the wound
sustained by him some weeks since as rapidly as
could be expected, and the indications are that
he will be able to leave his room in few more
days He desires US TO say he is able 10 attend
to any business that may be brought before him
st his residence.
-DeFuniak Critic: The railroad company is
having the embankment in front of the Chau-
tauqua hotel, the post-offce, and land office cut
away TO slope OF two to l. This will be deci-
ded improvement. In our last issue we stated
that Dir. Gilmore, of Geneva county, was thrown
recently from his horse while in state of intox
ication and killed. Since that time we have
learned that MIR. Gilmore was not killed, but
badly hurt. The report, however, did go out
that such was the case, but the way it happened
seems TO have been in this way. Some one
passed along the road and found Mr. Gilmore
lying on the ground bleeding from the face and
being drunk, took it for granted that he was
dead and 80 reported it. When the whskey
died Mr. Gilmore revived.
Fort Myers Press: Mr. T. T. Eyre is
marketing his guava crop at So per bushel
and regrets that he did not set out last wear
5000 trees instead of 500, as he is confident
be could find buyers for any quantity of fruit.
He has one tree of sour guavas that takes prece-
dence for jelly, and he is taking pains to repro
duce it from the seed, having planted several
thousand. Mr.. Eyre is thus realizing cash from
crop planted just year ago, quick enough
return in all conscience when we consider that
the only expense he incurred was to go around
and dig mp the young guavas wherever he could
find them and set them out. They grow every
where down herein the fence corners on the
street side, in the woods alleys and byways
Green Cove Spring Through the courtesy
Of the j., 7. & K. W. Ry., Senator Pasco is max
ing tour of East and South Florida on a special
train. The announcement having been made
that the train would stop at Green Cove for some
- minutes to give the Senator an opportunity OF
meeting acquaintancss and Of forming new ones,
q number Of our town folk turned out and were
10 waiting when the train came in. Mr. e. F.
Law, being acquainted with the Senator was
selected 10 introduce the gentlemen present. and
Q cordial handshaking ensued After passing
the compliments of the day, the Senator boarded
the train amid halloo, from the assemblage, of
three cheers for the new Senator Senator Pasco
Is q pleasant, unassuming, cultured gentleman,
10 whose hands the interests Of Florida will be
carefully guarded
Quincy Herald: We deeply regret to learn
of the death of the wife of DR.. W. B. Forman
which occurred at Chattahoochee, on last Tues
day, from typo-malarial fever. :. Several Ital-
ians, men of means, will soon visit this county.
can make homes for themselves and q number OF
friends who desire 10 settle in Florida Mr. E.
B. jordan. agent for the F. r. & N Co, has
kindly furnished us with the statement that up
10 October, 9th inst, $40 bales of cotton had
been received 81 the depot. against 27l up to the
same date last year.....Mr w. Fl. Gee, County
Surveyor, died On last Thursday from cancer
frsm which he had been q sufferer for many
years. In the past he has served the county as
. member of the Legislature He was an old
citizen and always felt warm interest in the
prosperity Of bis State and county.
-Palatka Herald. Mr. Isaac Brown. the
crazy man who killed his wife at Bridgeport.
last week, mention of which was made in the
Herald last Tuesday, has been taken TO the asy-
INN II Chattahoochee Before leaving he was
padded MI over to prevent his injuring himself
His insanity seems TO increase and get worse
80. DR. W II. Rosenberg who has just returned
from the North, says the train bringing him
6oufh was composed Of eight sleepers, which
were filed with people bound to Florida, who
were returning after their summer trip or CON-
ing 70 settle The conductors say that was the
frst indication of the contemplated heavy win
ter travel. No need of waiting for rain to
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